Words starting with B

BremhillA village and civil parish between Calne and Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9873).
BremmerA surname from German.
BremnerA surname.
BremoanerSomeone who complains about or rejects the result of the 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union.
bremsstrahlungThe electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
brenTo burn (to set ablaze).
BrenaissanceThe period of rejuvenation of actor Brendan Fraser's popularity and acting career, since the 2020s.
BrenanA surname.
BrenanahA locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia
BrenchleyA village in Brenchley and Matfield parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6741).
BrendaA female given name.
BrendanA male given name from Irish.
BrendelA surname.
brendeliteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and phosphorus.
BrendenA male given name from Irish, of occasional usage, variant of Brendan.
brendingThe act of burning; burning.
BrendleA surname.
BrendlingerA surname from German.
BrendonA male given name.
BrenemanA surname.
BrenerA surname from German.
brengthsize
BrenhamA city, the county seat of Washington County, Texas, United States, named after Richard Fox Brenham.
brenipatideA drug under development to treat alcoholism, bipolar disorder, asthma, smoking withdrawal, etc.
brenkiteAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, fluorine, and oxygen.
BrennaA female given name.
BrennanA surname from Irish.
BrenneckeA surname from German.
BrennemanA surname.
BrennenA male given name.
BrennerA surname.
BrennerianOf or relating to Yosef Haim Brenner (Hebrew: יוסף חיים ברנר; 1881–1921), Russian-born Hebrew-language author and one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew literature.
brenningburning
brennschlussThe moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
brensocatibA medication used to treat bronchiectasis.
brentA habitational surname from Old English.
BrentanianOf or relating to Franz Brentano (1838–1917), influential German philosopher and psychologist.
BrentfordA town in the borough of Hounslow, in western Greater London, England, on the north side of the River Thames. (OS grid ref TQ1777).
BrenthamA neighbourhood north of Ealing in borough of Ealing, Greater London, England, founded as a garden suburb (OS grid ref TQ1782).
brentidAny weevil of the family Brentidae.
BrentingbyA small village in Freeby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7818).
BrentismA self-satisfied, hypocritical, or embarrassingly inappropriate remark.
BrentleyA surname.
BrentnallA surname.
BrentonA habitational surname from Old English.
BrentorA civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England.
BrentryA northern suburb of Bristol, England between Henbury and Southmead
brentsA surname.
brentuximabAn antibody used in certain drugs.
BrentwoodA town in Brentwood borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ5993).
brenzcatechincatechol
BreonA surname.
BreonaA locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.
BreonnaA female given name of African-American usage.
brephophobiaThe fear of, or aversion to, babies.
brepocitinibAn experimental medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors.
brequinarThe drug 6-fluoro-2-(2'-fluoro-1,1'-biphenyl-4-yl)-3-methyl-4-quinolinecarboxylic acid
brerAn informal title for a man
BreretonA civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642).
bresaolaAir-dried salt-cured beef fillet that has been aged about 2-3 months until it becomes very hard and a dark red, almost purple colour.
BresciaA province of Lombardy, Italy.
BrescianOf or relating to Brescia in Italy.
BreseeA surname.
BresenhamA surname.
BresetteA surname from French.
BreslauWrocław, Poland (especially referring to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Austria, Prussia or Germany).
BreslavianOf or pertaining to Breslau.
BreslerA surname.
BreslinA surname from Irish.
BresloverA member of a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810).
BreslowA surname from German.
BresnahanA surname from Irish.
BresnanA surname.
bresneya dried branch or twig collected in the woods and used for firewood
BresseA former province of France, now part of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
BressinghamA village and civil parish (served by Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0780).
BresslerA surname.
BressonA surname from French
BressonianOf or pertaining to Robert Bresson (1901–1999), French film director.
bressummerA large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).
brestA port city in the department of Finistère, and the region of Brittany, France.
BrestovacA municipality of Croatia.
BretA male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brett, ultimately meaning "a Breton".
BretadoA surname.
bretazenilAn imidazopyrrolobenzodiazepine anxiolytic drug.
bretellebraces; suspenders (to hold up trousers)
bretelledOf clothing: adorned with bretelles.
bretessedSynonym of bretessé.
BreteuilA commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
BretfordA hamlet in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4277).
BretfortonA village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0943).
BrethauerA surname from German.
brethelingWretch; worthless person.
BrethertonA village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720).
brethrenkinsmen
BrethrenismSynonym of Plymouthism.
BretnallA surname.
BretonA native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.
BretonianOf or relating to André Breton (1896–1966), French writer, anarchist, and founder of surrealism.
BretonnessThe quality of being Breton.
brettA fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
BrettenA commune in Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, France.
BrettenhamA village and civil parish (served by Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Council) in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383).
BrettiA locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
BretticaA reconstructed form of Common Brittonic as it was spoken in what is now southern England circa 100-400 AD.
BrettonA suburb and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF1600).
bretwaldaA title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bretwaldashipThe role or status of bretwalda.
bretyliumAn antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals.
BretzA surname.
BreubergA town in Odenwaldkreis district, Hesse, Germany.
breudherA traditional buttery yeast cake of the Sri Lankan Burgher people, baked in a fluted mould.
BreunigA surname.
breunneriteA type of magnesite with a magnesium/iron ratio of 90/10 to 70/30.
BrevardA surname from French.
breveA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
brevenalA polycyclic aldehyde that inhibits brevetoxin, present in the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis.
brevetA military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
brevetcyThe rank or condition of a breveted officer; a temporary promoted rank.
brevetedHolding a brevet
brevetoxicosistoxicosis due to a brevetoxin
brevetoxinAny of a class of complex polycyclic polyethers that cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
brevettedHolding a brevet
brevianamideAny of a class of indole alkaloids produced as secondary metabolites of fungi in the genus Penicillium and Aspergillus, and structurally similar to paraherquamides.
breviaryA book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
breviateA short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
breviationabbreviation
breviatureAn abbreviation.
brevibacterialRelating to bacteria of the genus Brevibacterium.
brevibacteriumAny bacterium of the genus Brevibacterium
brevicanA lectican that is localised to the surface of neurons in the brain.
brevicaudateHaving a short tail.
brevicipitidAny member of the family Brevicipitidae of frogs.
brevicomineAn oxygen containing bicyclic compound that is a pheromone for Dendroctonus brevicomis (western pine beetle), endo-brevicomine: (1R,5S,7S)-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane
breviconeA short, blunt or squat, conic shell, as of some Paleozoic cephalopod fossils.
breviconicRelating to, or composed of, brevicones.
brevideciduousbriefly deciduous (that loses its leaves for just a few weeks)
brevidomeA brevidomic mollusc.
brevidomicHaving body chamber lengths of approximately half a whorl.
brevierThe size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.
brevifurcateHaving a small bifurcation
brevigerA licensed begging friar.
breviglineHaving relatively short legs
brevigraphModified letter or letter with diacritics, used as an abbreviation of a sequence of letters.
brevilinealShort and stocky.
brevilingualHaving a short tongue.
BrevilleA sandwich toaster; toastie maker.
breviloquenceA pertinent and terse style of speech; a style of speech exhibiting brevity.
breviloquentExhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brevineA particular steroid glycoside.

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